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  • The 919th Special Operations Wing, located at Eglin Air Force Base Field 3 (Duke Field), Fla., is the only special operations wing in the Air Force Reserve. The members of the 919th not only train to fulfill their Air Force Reserve obligations, but as citizen airmen, they continue to assume active roles in humanitarian and community projects both in their respective communities and in wartime contingencies overseas. (U.S. Air Force Graphic/Jasmine DeNamur)

    Duke Airman responds to Bagram flightline crash

    As the sun began to set on a dusty day at Bagram, the force protection Airmen of Alpha Squad prepared to put another routine day at a flightline construction site to bed. Looking to fight boredom during long, repetitive days and wanting to keep their minds sharp, they would rattle off what-if scenarios - including one where an aircraft goes through
  • Forty-four chaplain candidates visited Duke Field, Aug. 2 as part of a 28-day tour designed to give them an introduction to the Air Force Reserve. The candidates toured the 919th Security Forces Squadron and the 919th Operations Group survival equipment shop before they were given a tour of an MC-130E Combat Talon I aircraft. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Jon McCallum)

    Chaplains' pit stop

  • Change: closing door opens many

    Change is never easy. As you know, the wing has been subjected to several changes in the past couple of years, and one more is about to befall its members. The time has come when the Midnight Express newsletter has reached the end of its paper journey only to begin a new one online. The wing newsletter has been in print for more than 30 years and

  • 2007: Bradley presents Gallant Unit Citation, awards to OG

    (Editor's Note: This story is republished as a historic tribute to the 919th Special Operations Wing's Midnight Express newspaper, which goes out of print beginning this month.)Lt. Gen. John A. Bradley, commander of Air Force Reserve Command and chief of the Air Force Reserve, presented the 919th Operations Group here with the Gallant Unit Citation

  • 2006: Active duty departs, ends six-year era

    (Editor's Note: This story is republished as a historic tribute to the 919th Special Operations Wing's Midnight Express newspaper, which goes out of print beginning this month.)Two active-duty squadrons that made Air Force history here returned to Hurlburt Field in August. The move came with mission changes for the 8th Special Operations Squadron

  • 2006: Duke Field newsletter is best in DOD

    (Editor's Note: This story is republished as a historic tribute to the 919th Special Operations Wing's Midnight Express newspaper, which goes out of print beginning this month.)Defense Information School officials honored members of the 919th Special Operations Wing's Public Affairs team during a ceremony May 5 at Fort Meade, Md. They were the

  • 2004: Duke Field staging area helps storm victims

    (Editor's Note: This story is republished as a historic tribute to the 919th Special Operations Wing's Midnight Express newspaper, which goes out of print beginning this month.)After "Ivan the Terrible" passed through northwest Florida with 140 mph hurricane winds and deadly tornadoes that caused billions of dollars in damage and at least 24 U.S.

  • 2003: 711th SOS aircrew honored for heroic mission

    (Editor's Note: This story is republished as a historic tribute to the 919th Special Operations Wing's Midnight Express newspaper, which goes out of print beginning this month.)There it sat miserably buried to its belly in the thick Afghan mud on the night of March 4, 2002, after landing "lights out" on what was expected to have been hard-packed

  • 2001: September 11 brought a huge 'paradigm shift' for reservists

    (Editor's Note: This commentary is republished as a historic tribute to the 919th Special Operations Wing's Midnight Express newspaper, which goes out of print beginning this month.)As I write this article while preparing for the October UTA, I think back to the last UTA that ended less than 48 hours prior to the attacks on America. It seems like a

  • 1992: 1,400 see birth of 919th SOW June 7

    (Editor's Note: This story is republished as a historic tribute to the 919th Special Operations Wing's Midnight Express newspaper, which goes out of print beginning this month.)Formal ceremonies deactivating the 919th Special Operations Group and activating the 919th Special Operations Wing were held June 7, 1992 on the Duke Field aircraft parking
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